Moraes vs Dvalishvili

Who won Moraes vs Dvalishvili?

Merab Dvalishvili beat Marlon Moraes by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 266, on Saturday 25th September 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Moraes vs Dvalishvili stats

Marlon Moraes stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Merab Dvalishvili made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Merab Dvalishvili marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Marlon Moraes' UFC record stood at 5-6-0, while Merab Dvalishvili's came in at 13-2-0.

The stats suggested Moraes had a large advantage in power over Dvalishvili, boasting a 43% knock out percentage over Dvalishvili's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Moraes had an advantage over Dvalishvili, with a 26% submission rate over Dvalishvili's 8%.

Marlon Moraes was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Dvalishvili had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Moraes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Dvalishvili, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 72 to Dvalishvili's 74.

Moraes vs Dvalishvili form

Marlon Moraes had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Rob Font at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Island 5 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Aldo at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Henry Cejudo at UFC 238 on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at United Center, Chicago.

He had beaten Raphael Assuncao at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Merab Dvalishvili had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Sean O’Malley at UFC 316 on 7th June 2025 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Bantamweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Henry Cejudo at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had defeated Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Merab Dvalishvili had been fighting more than Marlon Moraes.

Going to this contest, Marlon Moraes had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 29 days ago, while Merab Dvalishvili's last outing had been 10 days ago.

Moraes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Dvalishvili's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

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